Head-rod construction for awnings.



H. I. BROGKIE. HEAD ROD CONSTRUCTION FOR AWNINGS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1913.

Patented Oct. 1-3, 1914.

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HAROLD I. BROCKIE, OF NEVTARK, NEW JERSEY.

HEAD-ROD CONSTRUCTION FOR AWNINGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914. Serial No. 789,550. 7

Application filed September 12, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD I. BROGKIE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Head-Rod Construction for Awnings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to .an improved means for supporting an awning at the top, which is called a head rod construction, when the awnings are supported by a rod to which the goods, of which the awning proper is made, is secured, the rod in turn being suitably fastened to a support or frame, such as a window or door frame.

The invention is designed to provide a head rod construction that is compact and which holds the awning proper tight against the frame so that no rain can pass between the awning and the support, and the device is also one in which the removal and installation of an awning is simple and quick.

The invention is further designed to provide a support for the pulleys which are used to guide the ropes by means of which the awning is raised, to support the head rod, and to also support the looped top end of the awning proper with a minimum of fastening means so that the frame is not marred or disfigured with a multiplicity of holes which, when the awning is removed, might detract from the appearance of the structure.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of an awning with the top portion broken away to show the head rod construction in section. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section of the head rod construction with the parts slightly detached to show their relative positions. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the head rod.

In the drawing I show a part of a frame 1.0 which can be of any suitable support for the awning, such as a door frame, window frame, or porch cornice, and the awning 11 which is provided at its top with a loop 12,

the loop being made by folding over the goods and sewing the edge. The head rod 13 is made so that its length is approximately equal to the width of the awning into which it is to fit,the head rod being slid into the loop 12, the head rod being made of metal and being preferably made Hat, and is bent outward at its ends as at 14:. In suitable points in the head rod are the perforations 15, the perforations being preferably arranged with at least two of them near the endsv of the head rod as shown in Fig. 3. The top edge 16 and the bottom edgel? of the head rod arecut away as at 18 and 19, respectively, so as to form recesses. j 1

When the awning is to be fastened in place screws 20 are passed through the canvas or other goods of which the awning proper is made and through the perforations 15. The screws 20 are provided with suitable eyes 21 or with any other convenient form of head, the eye, however, being preferred because it can be easily grasped by any handy tool and turned. Any usual type of awning pulley 22 having the wheel 23 supported by means of an eye 25 is sus pended over each screw 20 when two screws are used, and the screws 20 are then screwed tightly in place. The screwing operation forces the bent ends 14 of the head rod 13 back against the frame 10, and the whole width of the awning is forced back as far as possible against the frame. The spring in the material of the head rod causes the center of the awning to be tightly clasped against the frame, and the ends of the head rod are substantially against the frame 10. The recesses 18 and 19 act to receive the top part of thepulley 22 so that the pulley is well fixed inside the awning, but is easily accessible for the installation of the ropes 24twhich are placed in awnings for the purpose of raising them.

It is difficult to illustrate on a drawing of the type submitted the close fitting of the different parts, but the thickness of the canvas and also its folds and the loop in its end provide, from the outside, a substantially fiat surface, but on the inside it is compressed sufiiciently to permit a substantially tight fitting of the canvas of the awning around the eye 25 and compressed enough i to permit the pulley 22 to fit up in the recess 19 at the bottom of the head rod without showing a decided enlargement looking at the awning from the outside. The finish of the awning is neat and the appear ance from the outside is much better than When the awning is suspended in place by a series of separated hooks.

The head rod is recessed at 18 and 19, that is, on both top and'bottom edges, so that a Workman installing the awning does not have to look for the top and bottom, since both are alike, but of course, if desired, only the bottom can be recessed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is z- 1. In a head rod construction for awnings, a head rod having a slight bend outward at its ends, said ends having recesses near the ends to permit the suspension of a pulley.

2. In a head rod construction for awnings, a head rod with its ends bent slightly out Ward, the rod being perforated near the ends, the rod also having recesses in its top and bottom edges at the perforated places.

3. A head rod construction consisting in the combination of the folded top of an awning, with a bent rod inthe fold, fastening means for forcing the bent parts of the rod against a frame, the rod having recesses in its bottom edge, and pulleys suspended behind the rod and having their upper portions in the recesses of the rod.

A head rod construction consisting in the combination of a folded top of an awning, with a rod bent outward at its ends, the rod being in the fold of the awning, the rod being perforated near its ends, the rod being recessed at its top and bottom edges adjacent to the perforations, pulleys having eyes thereon, the top parts of the pulleys being adapted to rest in the recesses at the bottom edges of the rod, and fastening screws passing through the fold of the awning through the perforations in the rod and through the eyes of the pulleys, the screws when forced into a frame straightening the rod.

The combination of a head rod that is bent when it is unattached, with means for securing said head rod in position on a fiat support, an awning with its upper edge between the support and the head rod, said securing means when in place on the support pressing said head rod into a flattened shape against the support.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing, I hare hereunto set my hand this 10th day of September, 1913.

HAROLD I. BROGKIE. lVitnesses l/VM. H. CAMFIELD, M. A. JOHNSON.

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